CVE-2010-0738 Red Hat JBoss: privilege escalation
In plain words: Something running with limited rights can promote itself to full control. Turns a small foothold (like a malicious app) into administrator or system-level access.
Confirmed exploited by CISA on · US federal patch deadline Jun 15, 2022
What to do
- Install Red Hat's security update for JBoss. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships.
- Keep a list of every internet-facing server you run so nothing is forgotten.
- Patch anything in this catalog first, ahead of normal patch cycles.
- Put admin and file-transfer apps behind a VPN or single sign-on instead of the open internet.
Who is affected
Work IT. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.
What's at risk: Mass data theft and ransomware: a single flaw in a file-transfer or email server has exposed thousands of organisations at once.
The details
- Official name
- Red Hat JBoss Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- Product
- Red Hat JBoss
- CISA description
- The JMX-Console web application in JBossAs in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform performs access control only for the GET and POST methods, which allows remote attackers to send requests to this application's GET handler by using a different method.
- Type of flaw
- Privilege escalation (CWE-264)
- Confirmed exploited
- May 25, 2022 — known to be used in ransomware attacks
- US federal patch deadline
- Jun 15, 2022
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Questions about CVE-2010-0738
Is CVE-2010-0738 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2010-0738 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 25, 2022, which means there is reliable evidence of real-world attacks, including by ransomware groups.
How do I fix CVE-2010-0738?
Install Red Hat's security update for JBoss. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships. Keep a list of every internet-facing server you run so nothing is forgotten.
Am I affected by CVE-2010-0738?
Only if you use Red Hat JBoss. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.